This week
started off a bit rough. I finally came
down with the cold that has been plaguing my classroom for the last few
weeks. I felt miserable with my
coughing, sneezing, and congestion.
Throughout the day people were giving me advice like “go take a sea bath”
or “go on a jog, you’ll sweat it out of your system,” however I did not feel
like walking to the beach nor going for a jog.
Najma told me about some medicine she took that I could get at the
grocery store, so Abby was kind enough to go with me to get Histal DC. Let me tell you that is miracle medicine
because I felt soooo much better the next day!
Monday was the
first day I had to open school, so on top of being sick, I had to get up extra
early to get to school. Upon arrival no
one was there. Why? Well a little over a week ago a sink hole appeared in the
middle of the road right down the road from us.
They have closed the road and are rebuilding the bridge, but in the meantime
traffic is horrendous as people have to go the long way around.
Tuesday I had my
first parent meeting which went well and opened my eyes to how conferences will
go in the near future.
Wednesday,
Teacher Robin was out for the day with a relative, so Najma and I had the
classroom. While a bit of a change, the
school day went really smoothly and overall was a good day. After school was a teacher workshop on child
observation. I felt like I was back in
Observation and Assessment class.
Thursday was
piano at church and again I am reminded of how blessed we are to help. I’m extremely proud of my students for
practicing outside of lessons and working just as hard in lessons. After piano, I had guitar lessons which are
also going well. I can officially play a
G, D, and C chord!
Friday was an
early release from school. After school however we had a staff meeting that
lasted until 4. I was impressed that it
didn’t go longer. Pastor picked us up
for CIA at church and we ended the night playing Taboo in which the ladies won
both times! We were pretty excited about
the victory, the guys not so much!
Saturday we had
planned on going to the beach, however that plan was squashed with the
rain. On the bright side, it was the
first day I’ve been able to sleep past 7:15 when I am normally awakened by the
sun. It felt great to sleep until
8:45! Instead of going to the beach our
big adventure was a wet trip to the grocery store. The walk was actually very
refreshing! At the store we officially met our neighbor Samuel who has lived in
many places, but just moved to St. Lucia about 3 months ago. The highlight of the day was the guacamole we
made. It was the best guacamole yet
because we finally have our proportions right along with the right ingredient (tomato,
shado beni, avocado, garlic, salt and pepper).
As I’m writing
this and thinking about today I can’t help but smile. It was a great day! I finally made it to the
beach, it has been at least 3 weeks, and not just any beach but Anse Cochon. Pastor
Tom and Jennifer asked if we’d like to join them on the trip down south and of
course we couldn’t pass it up! This is a
black sand beach that has snorkeling.
While the snorkeling was not quite as good as the last time we came, I
was still able to see many fish and a gorgeous rainbow that appeared as it
rained. If only I had my camera to
capture it! As we were leaving we also saw an agouti. I included a google image of what this is below. Abby and I ended the day
watching the Packer game at Keebees where Kerne, Rhett, and Pastor Bram joined
us. It was a great evening complete with burgers, fries, a Piton, and a Packer
win! J
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| The BEST guacamole yet! |
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| Anse Cochon |
| This is what an agouti looks like. |
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| I love St. Lucia! <3 |
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